Alternative explanations for linking chronic hypertension to adverse pregnancy outcome
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Chronic hypertension and adverse pregnancy outcome: a cohort study.
OBJECTIVE To examine the association between chronic hypertension (CH) and a wide range of adverse pregnancy outcomes after adjustment for confounding factors in obstetric history and maternal characteristics. METHODS This was a prospective screening study for adverse pregnancy outcomes in women with singleton pregnancy attending their first routine hospital visit at 11 + 0 to 13 + 6 weeks' g...
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عنوان ژورنال: Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0960-7692
DOI: 10.1002/uog.18921